Generous, good people that work hard, expect much but are also kind. Leader in a market that is transforming how data is managed. Great story behind the company. Makes it easy to explain what we do, and why. Salary and benefits are solid, though not overwhelmingly so. Highly ambitious company vision.

Cons

Far enough along that the stock grants are not stratospheric. (Still, assuming the company matches its ambition, any amount of stock is worthwhile here.) Some areas of the company stronger than others in terms of personnel, though all areas are constantly upgrading.

Advice to Management

Geeky DNA sometimes diluted by salesy next generation. Needs to keep to its engineering roots/focus. Hiring from within has gotten better, and needs to keep getting better.

Great technology, developer and market adoption and market leadership. Product is very easy to install and configure for basic use cases but needs to mature to meet claims of trud web scalability.

Cons

Exec positions are somewhat of a clique, most being filled by former MarkLogic execs. They seem to be making some of the same missteps at MongoDB. Also, product direction is set exclusively by the founder and current CTO. Senior level product managers will have a very difficult time making an impact and will spend most of their time on junior level activities. Also, despite claim of being supportive of remote employees, the culture is not conducive for those working outside of the New York office, specifically when it comes to key business areas such as product management and development.

Advice to Management

Encourage participation in product direction and strategy from those outside of the current VP of Products and CEO positions.